Pre-Graduate Advising

 

Opinion Articles and Advice on Graduate School Applications in EECS

Graduate School Articles By Graduate Engineer and Computers Careers Website (statement of purpose, recommendations etc...)

Graduate Schools Online Resource Page -UC Berkeley Career Center-Great Site for overall help!!

Grad School Tips Website

Writing the Personal Statement   

Help With Graduate School Applications: By Carla Trujillo, UC Berkeley   

Prospective Berkeley EECS Graduate Student FAQ

Peterson's Graduate School Search Website

Notes from Graduate Workshop, Spring 2004

Pre-Graduate Workshop Series, Fall 2004

 
"N Things You Should Know About Applying to Graduate School" 
Dr. Bill Tezlaff, IBM Almaden Research Center
Monday, October 4, 5:00 -6:00 pm
Wozniak Lounge, Soda Hall
Sponsored by HKN and SWE
 
"Graduate Opportunities at the University of Texas at Austin"
J. Strother Moore, Chairman of the CS Department of the University of Texas at Austin
Tuesday, October 5, 10:30-11:30 am
Wozniak Lounge, Soda Hall
Sponsored by CUGM
 
"Graduate Opportunities at The University of Michigan College of Engineering" 
Janet Lineer, CEE Graduate Coordinator, University of Michigan
Honghai Zhu, ME Ph.D student, University of Michigan
Thursday. Oct. 14, 5:30-7:00 pm
400 Cory Hall

 

 

 

Pre-Graduate Workshop Series, Fall 2003

Find out how, where, when & why to apply, how to find funding, how to obtain letters of recommendation, and much, much more! 

"EE Grad School Workshop"
Professor King, Co-Chair of EE Graduate Admissions
Tuesday, September 23, 3:00 
Wozniak Lounge, Soda Hall

"CS Grad School Workshop"
Professor Michael Franklin, Co-Chair of CS Graduate Admissions
Friday, October 3, 3:00 
Wozniak Lounge, Soda Hall

"Finding Funding for Graduate School" 
Fellowship Workshop with Dr. Sheila Humphreys, 
Ex-Officio Member, EECS Graduate Admissions, UC Berkeley
Tues. October 14, 4:00
320 Soda Hall

"How to get into a Top Engineering Graduate School" 
Dr. Stella Pang, Dean of Graduate Admissions, University of Michigan
Wed. Oct. 22, 4:00
400 Cory Hall

"N Things You Should Know Befor Applying to Graduate School" 

Dr. Bill Tezlaff, IBM Almaden Research Center
Monday, October 28, 3:30
Wozniak Lounge, Soda Hall

"How CS Faculty Evaluate Graduate Applications" NOTE: TIME AND ROOM CHANGE
C.K. Cheng, Prof. Computer Science & Engineering, UCSD 
Wed. Nov. 12, 4:00
Wozniak Lounge, 4th Floor, Soda Hall

"Deciding about Graduate School"
Professor Klara Nahrstedt, Associate Professor Dept. of Computer Science
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Wed. Nov 19, 5:00-6:30
373 Soda Hall 

"Graduate Opportunities at Princeton"
Professor N. Jeremy Kasdin
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton
University
Friday Dec 5, 3:00
3110 Etcheverry Hall

Campus Resources

Center for Undergraduate Matters 
Advice from the EECS Undergraduate Notes
Advice on finding Undergraduate Research


Provides pre-graduate advising for EE & CS students.  Contact:
Mary Byrnes                          
246 Cory Hall #1770                           
510-643-8205                                      

EECS Graduate Admissions Office
207 Cory Hall #1770
(510) 642-3068

Berkeley HKN 
HKN offers all kinds of pre-grad advising goodies, including grad school rankings, notes from previous pre-grad advising sessions, and more. Check this out at the HKN Pre-Grad Advising Website.
CS Students will also want to review their very good CS GRE Website.

UC Berkeley Graduate Fellowships Office
308 Sproul Hall #1770
Hours: M-F 9-12 & 1-4 PM

EECS Recommended list of External Fellowships

Send Comments & Questions to Mary Byrnes